UPIKE

BIO 153 Principles of Biology I
BIO 300 General Entomology
BIO 303 Evolution
BIO 313 Botany
BIO 325 Ecology
BIO 342 Mushrooms & Molds
BIO 375 Animal Behavior
BIO 480 Seminar in Biology

B.S. in Biology, University of Pikeville

M.S. in Biology, Western Kentucky University

1. Flora inventory of the Breaks Interstate Park with a focus on bryophytes and lichens.
2. Flora inventory of Blanton Forest with a focus on bryophytes and lichens.
3. Flora inventory of Pine Mountain with a focus on bryophytes and lichens.
4. Advisor to a student research project, focusing on cliff talus flora.
5. 2023 USDA SCBG recipient to study mushroom cultivation in coal mines.
6. 2024 NSF ERISE II participant to study fungal composition on hydroponic root systems.
7. 2024 Kentucky Horticulture Council member focused on foraging behavior in commercial bumble bees.
8. Establishment of truffle research orchard.

The natural history of Appalachia, with particular interests in the plant, fungi, and lichen diversity.

Cliff ecosystems and the plants and lichens that reside there.

Fungal biodiversity of Kentucky.

Mushroom cultivation.

Controlled environmental agriculture.